woensdag 30 november 2011

Piece of Cake - EP5

Genre:.....................WWII Series
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................51mins
Size:........................349Mb

With the German invasion in full swing, Hornet squadron is down to four aircraft. After one of several sorties, they lose two of them. Air Commodore Bletchley tells them there are no new aircraft available and what's left of the the squadron is to be relocated to England. It's left to 'Uncle' Kellaway to tell Flash what's happened
to Nicole. Once in England, the men get a bit of leave. For his part, Flash has stayed at the airfield, drinking too much and generally giving up on life. The German air offensive continues through the summer with new recruits being killed almost as fast as they arrive.

maandag 28 november 2011

Piece of Cake - EP4

Genre:.....................WWII Series
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................49mins
Size:........................349Mb

It's March 1940 and the squadron loses another pilot, Treveylian, who has just arrived. Hart challenges Rex's tactics of flying tight formations and feels its what brought Treveylian down. Flash and Nicole decide to get married and Fitz asks Mary to marry him and they have a double wedding. The reception is interrupted when the château is bombed. The Nazi invasion of France has started in earnest and Rex is wounded.

vrijdag 25 november 2011

Piece Of Cake - EP3

Genre:.....................WWII Series
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................52mins
Size:........................349Mb

By December 1939, Hornet Squadron finally see some action when they spot a lone German bomber trying to get home. They shoot it down and subsequently visit the crash site and see firsthand the deaths they have caused. Chris Hart thinks they were just lucky and that their guns need to be re-sighted but Rex has taken a dislike to him and wants him out.

dinsdag 22 november 2011

Piece Of Cake - EP2

Genre:.....................WWII Series
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................51mins
Size:........................349Mb

Hornet Squadron has been in France for seven weeks. It's the time of the 'phony war' and they have yet to see action against the enemy. Squadron Leader Rex keeps them all on a fairly tight training schedule. Having successfully flown under the bridge, Moggy Cattermole begins to goad others into trying it leading to tragic
results.

maandag 21 november 2011

Piece Of Cake - EP1

Genre:.....................WWII Series
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................Colour
Runtime:..................53mins
Size:........................349Mb

As Britain declares war on Germany in September 1939, the RAF's Hornet squadron is in good shape for their upcoming transfer to France. They have been together for a year and are, all in all, good pilots. The squadron has come under the command of Squadron Leader Rex whose predecessor died in a bizarre accident on the ground. One of the pilots, 'Fanny' Barton, come face to face with the reality of war when he learns that the JU-88 he shot down was actually an RAF plane.

donderdag 17 november 2011

Reach For The Sky

Genre:.....................WWII Film
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W
Runtime:..................2Hr10mins
Size:........................1.36Gb

Kenneth More is ideally cast as Douglas Bader, the gifted pilot who loses both legs in a pre-war air crash, only to play a major role in the Battle of Britain, rise to the rank of Group Captain and become a war hero.

woensdag 16 november 2011

The wonderful horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl - 2

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................German - English - English Subs
Picture:...................Colour - B&W
Runtime:..................1Hr34mins
Size:........................656Mb

The dancer turned actress turned director is well represented with generous clips from her work both in front of and behind the camera, from the ethereally beautiful The Blue Light through the romantic fantasy Teifland, with special focus on her two most famous works: the stunning propaganda piece The Triumph of the Will (a chillingly brilliant work of demagoguery which she helped design and stage as well as film) and the poetic, technically breathtaking documentary Olympia


zondag 13 november 2011

The wonderful horrible life of Leni Riefensthal - 1

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................German - English - English Subs
Picture:...................Colour - B&W
Runtime:..................1Hr34mins
Size:........................656Mb

Director Ray Muller's three-hour portrait of controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl grapples with the central controversy of her career: was she a "pure" filmmaker whose political naiveté allowed her stunning visions to be harnessed by Hitler, or was she the key mythmaker of the Nazi propaganda machine?


vrijdag 11 november 2011

The Miracle Of Ihantala

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................55mins
Size:........................803Mb

The Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union had been fought for nearly three years when the Red Army, superior in both personnel and material, started its massive offensive against Finland on 9th June 1944. The sovereignty and existence of Finland were at stake because Stalin had given the order to conquer the entire country.


woensdag 9 november 2011

Secret War - EP13

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................45mins
Size:........................366Mb

13.The Mafia Connection.
A rare glimpse into the perilous world of wartime espionage. The Americans struck a deal with the Mafia to glean data from the Germans on the Atlantic coast.


maandag 7 november 2011

Secret War - EP12

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................45mins
Size:........................367Mb

12.Hardy Amies and Operation Ratweek.
Lifting the lid on the lesser-known WWII operations. Ratweek was an operation of 'assassinations without trial' in Belgium by the UK's special ops.


vrijdag 4 november 2011

Secret War - EP11

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................45mins
Size:........................369Mb

11.The Special Interrogation Group.
An enlightening look at WWII spies. The SIG were German-speaking Jewish volunteers from Palestine who posed as Germans to gain vital intelligence.


woensdag 2 november 2011

Secret War - EP10

Genre:.....................WWII Documentary
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W - Colour
Runtime:..................45mins
Size:........................369Mb

10.The Double Agent.
The real-life James Bond, daring ladies' man Dusan Popov worked as a double agent, bankrolled by both the Germans and MI6 on his missions.